[Adopted 8-13-2001 by Ord. No. 15-2001 (Ch. 21, Part 6, of
the 1989 Code)]
As used in this part, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
Any day not a Sunday or a national holiday.
Hours between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on any business day.
Portion of a street or highway improved, designed or ordinarily
used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm or shoulder.
Natural person, partnership, corporation, association or
any other legal entity.
A portion of a street, whether inside or outside of the right-of-way
lines, between the curblines or the lateral lines of a cartway and
the adjacent property lines intended for use by pedestrians.
The entire width between the boundary lines of a way publicly
maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public
for purposes of vehicular travel.
Every person who owns or is in charge or control of any building
or lot fronting or abutting on a paved sidewalk, whether as owner,
tenant, occupant, lessee or otherwise, shall remove and clear away
or cause to be removed or cleared away snow and/or ice from a path
of at least 30 inches in width from so much of said sidewalk as is
in front of or abuts on said building or lot of land. An owner, tenant,
occupant, lessee or any other person in possession or control of a
property shall be jointly and severally responsible for the removal
of the snow and ice from the sidewalk.
A.Â
Except as provided in Subsection B hereof, snow and ice shall be removed from sidewalks within 12 hours after the cessation of any fall of snow, sleet or freezing rain.
B.Â
In the event snow and/or ice on a sidewalk has become so hard that it cannot be removed without likelihood of damage to the sidewalk, the person charged with its removal shall, within the time mentioned in Subsection A hereof, cause enough sand or other abrasive to be put on the sidewalk to make travel reasonably safe and shall, as soon thereafter as weather permits, cause to be cleared a path in said sidewalk of at least 30 inches in width.
Every person in charge or control of any building or other structure,
whether as owner, tenant, occupant, lessee or otherwise, shall remove
and clear away or cause to be removed and cleared away any accumulation
of snow and ice on said building or other structure which is liable
to fall on any sidewalk, roadway or other public way. Such work shall
be completed within a reasonable time but not later than 12 hours
after the cessation of any fall of snow, sleet or freezing rain. An
owner, tenant, occupant, lessee or any other person in possession
or control of a property shall be jointly and severally responsible
for the removal of the snow and ice from a roof.
No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited any snow or
ice on or immediately next to a fire hydrant or on any sidewalk, roadway
or loading and unloading areas of a public transportation system,
except that snow and ice may be mounded by the Township on public
cartways incident to the cleaning thereof or mounded on curbs incident
to the clearing of sidewalks in business districts.
The Township may require owners of property abutting on any street, including highways, to reconstruct, pave, repave and repair the sidewalk along such property at such grades and under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Township Engineer and in accordance with the provisions of §§ 245-25 and 245-26 of this chapter.
Where sidewalks or curbs are to be constructed, paved, repaved
or repaired over cellars or other openings or excavations, such sidewalks
shall be supported by iron or steel beams, girders, stone or concrete
arches. Any support of wood or perishable material shall be prohibited.
All sidewalks shall be constructed, paved, repaved or repaired
upon the line and grade obtained by the property owner from the Township
Engineer.
Notice to construct, pave, repave and repair sidewalks, curbs
or gutters shall be given by registered or certified mail to abutting
property owners, and such owners shall have 30 days to comply with
said notice in conformity with any construction specifications prescribed
by the Township Engineer.
At any time during the performance of the required work, the
Township Engineer or Township Code Enforcement Officer may inspect
the work to determine whether construction specifications are being
observed.
Upon the failure of any property owner to reconstruct, pave, repave or maintain any sidewalk, curb or gutter in compliance with notice to do so and in accordance with §§ 245-25 and 245-26 of this chapter, the Township may do the same or cause the same to be done and may levy the cost of its work on such owner as a property lien to be collected in the manner provided by law.
Where in the opinion of the Township Engineer or Code Enforcement
Officer a dangerous condition exists, the Township shall send such
property owner notice by registered or certified mail stating emergency
repairs are required. Upon failure of such owner to comply with the
notice within 48 hours after receiving it, the Township may make emergency
repairs and levy the cost of its work on such owner as a property
lien to be collected in the manner provided by law; provided, however,
when in the opinion of the Township Engineer or Code Enforcement Officer
that immediate repairs are required because of the potential for immediate
harm to the health, safety and welfare of the public, the Township
may, without prior notice, make emergency repairs and levy the cost
of its work on such owner as a property lien to be collected in the
manner provided by law.
Any person, firm, corporation or entity who shall violate the
provisions of this part shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced
to pay a fine of $600 for each day of violation and, in default of
payment, may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not to exceed
30 days.
